Solti/LSO M9 avail. on 1 disc from HMV Japan, quite inexpensive

[barry guerrero]

http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Mahler-Gustav-1860-1911_000000000019272/item_Symphony-No-9-Solti-London-Symphony-Orchestra_5134825

[John Kim]

Yeah, I noticed. But there doesn't seem to be any indication of digital remastering.

This is one of the great M9ths made in London studio during the 60s, when Decca still knew how to record a large-scaled piece like this.

Solti later confessed at the time of the recording he didn't know much about the symphony and he just *did* it.

John,

[John Kim]

Japan EMI Toshiba will reissue Klemperer/NPO/EMI M2nd, 4th, and 9th in SACD.

Ditto Barbirolli/NPO/EMI M5ht and 6th.

[brunumb]

It's been available for some time in Europe on the Eloquence label.  I bought a copy from Grooves-Inc.  It's currently available for $5.95.

http://www.grooves-inc.com/solti-georg-lso-sinfonie-decca-cd-album-pZZa1-1996440.html?osCsid=3c876c3639ad602f9c1b2f25a81c3091

Or you can get it from Amazon from $5.60 new.

http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphony-No-Georg-Solti/dp/B00008LDN6/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1353223880&sr=8-15&keywords=solti+mahler

[barry guerrero]

I feel that it's quite great in the first three movements, but slightly perfunctory, and thus, slightly disappointing in the finale. But those first three movements are something to marvel.